St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-05-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

w ASItlNt4oNs IL ". 61t'l2A ~pths 1CCs-
What the President is reported to
have said to a Western Senator (Mr.
Vest. of Mis>ouri}, has been the chitt
toto vt conversation here for the past
two days, and has to, the moment
tixeo public attention on the question
OF il denomination and reelection IN
1858. Whatever the President may
have said to the Senator from Missouri,
whether he said anything or uut, what
Mr.. Vest said on the subject, and what
either of them meant or intended by
their alleged uttelances Will continue
to be Il source of comment aud discus
sion until the nomination OF 1883 IS
thing OF the past.
II was dull time and the pubilca-
ton that the President would not ac-
eept denomination was startling, and
naturally produced slight srushtion,
or at least Il subject OF common talk.
Every body had something to say
about it, but every body with eNpe-
rience enough to know how these
4NluSe dlc uOuts dAu W VIC Spit ~ ttS-
tinguish between the probable and the
impossible, said practically what Sena
tor Vest and Col. Lamont have since
stated, namely, they do not believe that
Dir. Cleveland is working for second
term, or that he has any great desire
for one but that he will probably wait
until he is asked before ne either ac-
cepts or declines, and that the time Tor
discussing the matter has not yet ar
rived.
Senator Vests explanation of the
matter is that he was not correctly
quoted, but he thinks this great news
paper oak must have sprung from
little acorn which he dropped in conver-
sation with some friends at Chambel
iains few days ago. These friends
were opposed to Mr.. Cleveland and de-
clared that he was working for il re-
nomination, while they mentioned
several acts of his as proof of the ac
cnsatiun, Mr.. Vest remembers that he
demurred very positively, and replied
that he knew that President Cleveland
did not want a second term, 'hat he
was working for the purpose Of leaving
the Government in such shape that
any good Democrat could be elected.
He thinks too, that he added, by way
of strengthening his authority that The
President told him so himself.
Public attention is now nctnt.at- I
ing upon the National Drill which
takes place here next month. Fortu-
pately the city will be out in ali her
yernal glory in the month of May. The
foliage of 10000 trees will shade her
long, broad, smooth streets. The parks,
circles, triangles and other open spaces
will be in full bloom of flowers and va
fegated shrubbery. No city in America
can compare with Washington and its
surroundings in the month of May, ana
it is then that its architectural gran
deur is seen to the best advantage.
The city presents the spectacle of a |
magnificent National Park interspers-
ed with vast public buildings, monu-
ments, statualy and handsome private
residences, all bordered by the placid !
Potomac.
And Washington is to be merry in
other ways during the month OF flow
ers, as the following calendar of events
will show. The races will take place
in May; Patti will sing in May Fore
paugh's circus will come the National !
Association Of Hotel Projectors will
meet here; The reunion of the Army
of the Cumberland and the nnveiling
of the Garfield statue will occur: some
other reunions are to take place, and |
last but most important the grand en-
campment of citizen snlditry which |
will commence on the 23d If May and I
Gloss. on the Both, Decoration Day
Preparations for the Drill nrc going
briskiy forward. The gsonpl> around /
the Washington Monument. % which |
the city of tents will be spread is being
put in conditions for tle camp, and the
level ellipse, half mile in circumfer-
renee, where tie Drill will be held, is
being surrounded by grand stand for
spectators. This ground lies between
the Monument and the White House,
and is known as the White Lot
Here the infantry, cavalry, artillery
and zouave tactics will be tested daily,
and each evening there will be a grand
brigade dress parade, while on Cover
por's Day will be the great parade.
Tie Chief Executives of large num-
Der OF States will then review with the
President all of the troops in process
sion.
Ahout hundred organizations. from
various Sia1es. ill.take part in the
est, and tho Indications arc that